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WASHINGTON — Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that the US military has a plan to attack Iran, although he thinks such a strike is an undesirable option.

Mullen has often warned that a military strike on Iran would have serious and unpredictable ripple effects around the Middle East. At the same time, he says the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon is unacceptable.

Mullen would not say which risk he thinks is worse, but he said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press’’ that a military strike remains an option. He did not elaborate on the plan.